Colombia

María del Socorro
Cerón Lasso

plant breeding Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest Andean roots and tubers Genetic resources Marketing and markets Potato

Biography

Agricultural Engineer, with a Master's Degree in Agricultural Sciences with an emphasis on Plant Breeding, candidate for a PhD in Agricultural Sciences. With more than 24 years of professional experience in the formulation and execution of projects in: technology transfer for small and medium producers in the Colombian Andean region, plant genetic resources for their evaluation and use, genetic improvement of potato and branch onion tending to release varieties with yield potential, tolerance to insect pests, processing attributes and fresh consumption. All projects developed under the participatory research approach. School training through the direction and co-direction of degree thesis.

Fellow researchers

Ecuador

Janeth Cecilia Monteros Jácome

Plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Rural Extension
Ecuador

Iván Reinoso

Agricultural economics Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest
Bolivia

Julio Gabriel

Plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Rural Extension Seeds
Bolivia

Jimena Irigoyen Cossio

Agroindustry Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest
Bolivia

Pablo Mamani

agricultural economics Agricultural systems Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Evaluation of Results and Impact Gas emission Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Productive systems Rural Extension
Colombia

José Dilmer Moreno Mendoza

plant breeder Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Colombia

Carlos Alberto Herrera Heredia

innovation Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Colombia

Raul Iván Valbuena Benavides

Genetic resources Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Seeds
Ecuador

Segundo Fausto Yumisaca Jiménez

- Agriculture - Statistics - Participatory Research - Social Sciences - Local Development Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Ecuador

Elena Villacrés Poveda

food technology Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Productive systems
Ecuador

Fabián Montesdeoca

seeds Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Ecuador

Manuel Pumisacho

technology transfer Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Ecuador

Franklin Marcelino Valverde

soil sciences Agriculture Bio-inputs Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest
Peru

Luz Noemí Zúñiga López

plant breeding Agriculture Capacity building Climate smart agriculture Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest Poverty Rural Extension Seeds
Venezuela

María de Lourdes Gonzalez

Plant breeding Agriculture Agroindustry Capacity building Genetic improvement Pests y Diseases Postharvest
Venezuela

Cecilia Pérez

agronomy Agriculture Capacity building Genetic improvement Postharvest
Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)